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Fencer Vulns
medium 6.8

CVE-2008-2905 json

PHP remote file inclusion vulnerability in includes/Cache/Lite/Output.php in the Cache_Lite package in Mambo 4.6.4 and earlier, when regist…

published 2008-06-30 18 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2008-2898

cvss
6.8
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
18.4%
EPSS 18.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 97%
public exploits
4
Metasploit, Exploit-DB

Summary

PHP remote file inclusion vulnerability in includes/Cache/Lite/Output.php in the Cache_Lite package in Mambo 4.6.4 and earlier, when register_globals is enabled, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code via a URL in the mosConfig_absolute_path parameter.

Timeline

  1. First public exploit (EDB-5808)
  2. Published

Exploit prediction

18.40% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 97% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

  • Metasploit exploit/unix/webapp/mambo_cache_lite Mambo Cache_Lite Class mosConfig_absolute_path Remote File Include metasploit exploit, excellent rank, 2008-06-14
  • EDB-16912 Mambo - Cache_Lite Class MosConfig_absolute_path Remote File Inclusion (Metasploit) webapps, 2010-11-24
  • EDB-9906 Mambo 4.6.4 - Cache Lite Output Remote File Inclusion (Metasploit) webapps, 2008-06-14
  • EDB-5808 Mambo 4.6.4 - 'Output.php' Remote File Inclusion webapps, 2008-06-13
  • securityfocus.com http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29716 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 6.8 AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-94 Improper Control of Generation of Code

References

Sources

Fencer Vulns keeps one entry per vulnerability: the CVE id wins, then GHSA, and records that alias each other are merged, except that two CVEs always keep separate entries. The same data is available as JSON.